Teaching in All Types of Classrooms Situation Room with the Women in Transportation Society

You’ve asked and we’ve listened- the teaching assistant situation room is being offered again! Being a teaching assistant is quite common in graduate school, but rarely do you receive some sort of training in how to effectively teach in a discussion, lab, or lecture setting. This can inherently lead to anxiety and difficulties when in […]

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STEM Diversity Workshop

Dr. Connie Chow, a scientist and educator, infuses STEM with play, feminism and inclusion. She founded The-Exploratory (the-exploratory.org) to empower teachers and girls to bring science to life in Ghana. She’s an associate lecturer in the Honors College at UMass Boston and a visiting social entrepreneur at the Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights […]

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AAAS Fellows Panel- Bridging Policy and Careers

This event informed the graduate community about the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship, and connected event participants to past fellows that could serve as a resource for future applications. It was applicable to all STEM students as well as students from other disciplines, and clarified questions regarding the application process, life in Washington DC, and […]

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Diversity in STEM: Best Practices in Faculty and Graduate Student Recruitment and Retention

At this event, we wanted to get an external perspective of Diversity in STEM fields in academia. We wanted to look at the faculty situation and had a great speaker from UDel who is currently a dean of engineering. Professor Pamela Cook is a applied mathematician and she shared her thoughts about the field overall in […]

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The Imposter Syndrome Luncheon hosted by GSCA and GWIS

This was a great event for anyone feeling overwhelmed by grad school.  The Impostor Syndrome  is a common phenomenon among graduate students, characterized by a feeling of personal inadequacy.  It’s certainly something that I’ve struggled with throughout my three years at UMass, and unfortunately, the panelists confirmed that these feelings rarely go away completely, but […]

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Upcoming events exploring fellowships and careers in STEM policy

In collaboration with the Office of Professional Development, GWIS PD is hosting a panel event with several American Association for the Advancement of Science Science & Technology Policy Fellowship recipients. These fellowships take place within the various House and Executive offices of the US government. Each panelist will share their unique fellowship experience, how to […]

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